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Treating your pond will be easy when you use our TORMADA® application boat and our PONDRestore® kit. The PONDRestore® Kits come in a variety of sizes from 1,000 square feet to 10 acres. The kits start at a price of $48 for the PONDRestore® 1000. The PONDRestore® Kits are intended for use with the TORMADA® applicator boat.

“We launched the PONDRestore® Kits to be used along with the new TORMADA® product application boat,” says Mary Jo Furman, Product Sales Supervisor of Lake Restoration. “The liquid products make the application process easy and fun when used with the TORMADA®.”

The PONDRestore® Kit products are used in the unmanned, lightweight TORMADA® pond sprayer. The TORMADA® is remote controlled from the shore and makes applying the products fun. Applying products with the TORMADA® decreases exposure to the chemicals. The boat has a range of 1,000 feet, so places that were hard to reach with a sprayer now become easily treatable.

Our PONDRestore® Kits treat ponds with ease when paired with the remote controlled TORMADA™. Enhance the beauty of your pond with the PONDRestore® kit and the TORMADA® pond sprayer.

Watermeal is a challenge to control, and can easily double in area in days. It is the single smallest plant worldwide, making it difficult for the plant to uptake enough herbicide to be effective. It has a thick cuticle on both sides of the plant and shows no visible roots. It looks like a green cornmeal or grits and can quickly infest a pond.

An effective means of ridding your pond of pesky watermeal is to use our PONDRestore® Watermeal kit. This complete kit includes: Clipper Herbicide, Mizzen® Algaecide, Nutrient Reducer SparKlear® and also Sapphire Bay® Blue Pond Dye. You can easily control floating weeds or submerged weeds, reduce the phosphorus and other nutrients and eliminate algae.

Clipper delivers a rapid control of floating and submerged weeds such as watermeal, duck weed, water milfoil and pond weeds. It dissipates quickly from the water column giving minimal restrictions for irrigation. It is easy to use and you will see great results within 7-14 days! Clipper is also available in one pound or 5 pound containers.

Mizzen® Algaecide easily controls filamentous algae and effectively manages planktonic algae. It is a liquid, chelated copper based algaecide that is concentrated. It is easily applied and has zero restrictions for swimming, fishing and irrigation.

The PONDRestore® Watermeal kit also includes a nutrient reducer and a pond dye. SparKlear® reduces the nutrients that enable weed and algae growth. Using a pond dye not only adds a natural looking color to your pond, small lake or water feature, but it will also help block out specific light rays that will deter weed and algae growth.

Our PONDRestore® Watermeal kits are available in two convenient sizes starting at $295. Get the best option for controlling Watermeal and be on your way to a beautiful, clear and healthy pond!

Summer is almost here, the weather is getting warmer. It is time for Graduation Parties, Family BBQ’s and maybe even a Summer Wedding. Do you have your yard ready to entertain for the summer?

Give yourself at least a week to prepare for any outdoor event, longer if it is a bigger event. Step back and look around your yard. What do you like about your yard/landscaping, what would you like to change? Write down areas that you would like to see improved so you can refer to your list and check off the item when it is completed.

 Do you have enough chairs or standing space for everyone? Whether you have lawn chairs or more permanent outdoor loveseats/couches, make sure that your furniture is wiped down and ready for your guests to sit on. If you have a tent or canopy, make sure this is in working order and that it is secured to the ground. Inspect your deck for any loose railings or splitting wood. Make sure that any walk ways are clear so your guests can move around easily.

 Even though you are outdoors, making sure that you have the proper lighting can help avoid any accidents while adding great decorations. Solar lights are inexpensive and easy to install. If you have a string of lights, this can add an element of fun to your party. String lights across your yard, wrap them around your deck railings or even yet hang long strands of lights from your trees. Citronella Candles will help keep away the mosquitos and having a bonfire is a great place for your guests to gather---don’t forget to have items on hand to make s’mores!

 Music at your party is a must have. Whether it is an elegant out door gathering, hanging out with friends, or having a kid’s birthday party, make sure the music that you have fits the theme of the party that you are hosting. If it is a dinner party, you might not want the music on really loud, if it is a group of friends…turn up the music! You might even have an impromptu dance party! Having outdoor speakers is a great addition to the patio or deck area. If you don’t have a sound system outdoors, you can always bring the music out for the night. Make sure that it can easily be covered in case of inclement weather.

 Keep your lawn looking its best by mowing and tackling the weeds early. If you have weeds in your yard, it could take up to 2 weeks for a weed treatment to work. Make sure to not water the yard the day before or the day of the party…nobody wants to walk around on wet grass. If you need to mow your lawn do this at least two days before your party, remember to bag so your guests aren’t walking around in grass clippings.

 Make your garden bloom. Does your garden area look healthy? Weed out your perennial flower beds or vegetable gardens making sure that everything is trimmed and healthy looking. Do you need a pop of color? Brighten up your yard or patio area by bringing in flower pots with annuals in bright colors.

 If you have a backyard pond or water feature, take the guess work out of managing them. Use a complete pond kit that has an algaecide, herbicide, pond dye and nutrient reducers to keep your pond area looking great. Depending on the type of weed that you may have in your pond or back yard water garden, treat your pond at the beginning of the season and then keep it looking great with periodic algaecide/nutrient reduction treatments. Bring peace and tranquility to your water features and keep them beautiful all year long.

 Toy overload. Kids love playing outside. If you have young children, having a bucket filled with their outdoor toys is a great way to keep the toys organized but yet accessible. Plus, if you aren’t having a kid friendly party, you can then easily pick up the bucket and tuck it in a shed or garage for the day. If you have kids coming over and don’t have kids of your own, having a kick ball, side walk chalk or a container of bubbles is a great way to keep the kiddos entertained.

 Tasty Food and Drinks. Make sure that your grill is cleaned and ready to throw on the burgers and brats. It is a good idea to check that you have enough propane or charcoal on hand. If it is hot outside, your guests may drink more beverages. Keep plenty of ice and drinks on hand so everyone stays hydrated.

Even though you plan on being outdoors, make sure that you have enough space inside the house in case you need to move the festivities indoors. Outdoor entertaining should be a great time to get together and hang out with friends and family. Don’t forget the decorations and FUN!

Due to uncontrollable geographic properties, a pond’s water may become dull, cloudy, or a dirty brown. A great way to reconcile this and enhance the beauty of your pond is to use special dyes designed for ponds. Pond dyes can be applied at any time. They are not chemicals and will not kill the weeds and algae; however, a pond dye will help slow down weed and algae growth.

We do recommend dying your pond in the spring to help reduce weed growth. This will significantly filter the amount of sunlight that gets to the underwater plants and algae, effectively slowing their growth and limiting the amount of regrowth you’ll experience throughout the season.

Pond dyes are best used in conjunction with herbicide and algaecide applications. The concentrates are easy to use. Pour the correct dose into the pond at one or more locations. Natural water movement will disperse the dye within a few hours throughout the pond. All dyes are food-grade, which means that they will pose no threat to wildlife (fish or otherwise) if the dyed water is consumed. This means there are no restrictions onswimming, fishing, irrigation, or livestock watering when using a pond dye.

Our Sapphire Bay Blue Pond Dye contains a blend of blue and yellow dyes to block out specific light rays that are critical to photosynthesis. It will leave your water a natural, pleasing blue color. Continue to use a pond dye throughout the summer to keep your pond looking great!

Loch Ness Black Pond Dye is great to use in the fall months because it will filter a significant amount of the sunlight from reaching the underwater weeds and algae. This substantially slows the regrowth of aquatic nuisances, leading to less growth the following spring. This black dye will give your pond a bottomless and reflective appearance.

Keep your pond, lake, or water feature looking its best with a Pond Dye. To enhance the overall health of your pond and reduce the amount of regrowth, we recommend using our PONDRestore® kit. You will be able to eliminate floating and submerged weeds, reduce the nutrients with SparKlear®, clear up remaining algae with Mizzen®, and diminish weed growth with our Sapphire Bay® Blue Pond Dye.

The birds are chirping, the snow is finally melting and the temperatures are rising. Your pond is starting to wake up because spring is finally here! Do you need to clean your pond out? The best time for pond management is in the spring time before the water temperature creeps above 55°F. In April the water temperature is normally lower at this time and the weeds are just starting to grow.

Clean out debris---You want to get as many leaves and twigs out of your pond. Using a skimmer or large net will be helpful for cleaning out large materials or particles that have not settled to the bottom of the pond over the fall and winter.

Inspect your equipment --- Did something get damaged over the fall/winter months? If you have a fountain, aerator, or pond pump…now would be a good time to inspect them and clean them out thoroughly. Replace any broken parts before you put them back in the pond.

Take a walk---Walk around the pond area and remove solid waste (by hand), re-arrange rocks that may have fallen over the winter months. Keep the edge of your pond tidy, this will make a perfect habitat for frogs.

Get ahead of the weeds with a pond treatment---We recommend using our PONDRestore® Ultra Kit to stop the weeds before they start growing and to establish a balance with the good bacteria that is in your pond.

Fluridone will control floating plants (like duckweed) and nearly all submerged pond weed varieties. It is going to stay suspended longing in the water giving you more control. It will help stop the weeds before they appear.

Our SparKlear® pellets are going to reduce the nutrients that enable weed and algae growth and promote the health of your pond. PhosControl® will help clarify the water and reduce the phosphorus levels. Phosphorus is the main source of food for algae, and algae cannot survive without phosphorus.

As the temperatures start to rise, algae blooms can appear every 2-3 weeks. Mizzen® is a copper based pond algaecide that easily controls filamentous algae and is user friendly.

Using a pond dye like Sapphire Bay® will not only leave your pond a pleasing blue color, but it will also block out specific light rays to deter weed and algae growth.

With a little work and some patience, your pond will be ready for the summer months ahead. Rejuvenate your pond with a Spring Clean and our PONDRestore® Ultra Kit.